Encrypt or decrypt option doesn't work

[Josef Andersson]

Installed the plugin in raring, freshly installed system. I have verified that my keys are set up ok otherwise. When encrypting with enigmamail, CLI and so on, encryption works fine.

When using the nautilus encrypt option on a file, I can choose keys, but after ok click nothing happens. Same setup, keys and options works fine on my 12.10 box.
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Encryption is now fixed in Saucy. Please see bug 1222538 for more details.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Shane Synan (digitalcircuit)]

I can confirm this issue with 'seahorse-nautilus' version 3.7.5-0ubuntu1. When encrypting multiple files, it even creates the archive, but doesn't actually save a .pgp file. Decryption fails without warning as well. Note, however, that using 'gpg --encrypt file' and 'gpg file' to encrypt and decrypt works as expected, even prompting for my passphrase with the standard GTK keyring dialog.

'.xsession-errors' contains the following line immediately after I correctly type the passphrase for my PGP key:
(seahorse-tool:18139): GLib-WARNING **: GChildWatchSource: Exit status of a child process was requested but ECHILD was received by waitpid(). Most likely the process is ignoring SIGCHLD, or some other thread is invoking waitpid() with a nonpositive first argument; either behavior can break applications that use g_child_watch_add()/g_spawn_sync() either directly or indirectly.

[Michael Steger (m-steger)]

(seahorse-tool:12963): GLib-WARNING **: GChildWatchSource: Exit status of a child process was requested but ECHILD was received by waitpid(). Most likely the process is ignoring SIGCHLD, or some other thread is invoking waitpid() with a nonpositive first argument; either behavior can break applications that use g_child_watch_add()/g_spawn_sync() either directly or indirectly.

[Felipe Castillo (fcastillo.ec)]

Is this bug specific to Ubuntu or is it coming from upstream? Also, is the package in Saucy (if any) bug free?

[papukaija (papukaija)]

I'm not sure if this issue is Ubuntu specific but I've noticed that the passphrace dialogue appears for decrypting a file when I have double clicked twice on the file's icon. After that, the encrypting option works too from the context menu.

[Dominik Bauer (dominikfelixbauer)]

Are somebody knowing who is working at the package seahorse-nautilus?
I saw the integration of GnuPG in the "Ubuntu Privacy Remix" Projekt, and they have a much better frontend for encrypton end decrypton. I think it whut be a good idee to replace seahorse-nautilus in Ubuntu 13.10.
More informations about the UPR GnuPG frontend:
https://www.privacy-cd.org/en/features-mainmenu-35/gnupg-frontend

[papukaija (papukaija)]

The Ubuntu package is maintained by Ubuntu MOTU (<email address hidden>) and the upstream package by Gnome. Thanks.

[Nicola Jelmorini (jelmorini)]

@Felipe Castillo: I have tried now the seahorse plugin in Ubuntu Saucy 13.10, and the issue is still present. No "sig" file, nor "pgp" file are created.

[Nicola Jelmorini (jelmorini)]

I can also add that until Ubuntu 12.10 the seahorse-plugin for nautilus worked well. It's starting from Ubuntu 13.04 that there is a problem.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

Added the regression tag since this bug didn't occur in 12.10 and earlier.

[Phil Wyett (u-k-i-t)]

Tested and does not affect current 13.10 daily release as of 2013-09-18. Removed the saucy tag. If you can duplicate the bug, please re-add the tag.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

Thanks for the report. The fix comes from this upload:

seahorse-nautilus (3.8.0-0ubuntu2) saucy; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/git_work_with_new_glib.patch:
    - restore working encryption and signature with new glib (lp: #1222538)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:47:01 +0200

[Josef Andersson (northar)]

yes, encryption works now, however decryption option still doesn't work.

[Josef Andersson (northar)]

Encrypt option was fixed, however decrypt wasn't.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

Thanks for the clarification, I assumed that the decryption would work too. Sorry about that.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

Since this bug has a moderate impact on a core application, it has a priority of 'medium'.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

Since this bug is:

- Valid.
- Well described.
- Reported in the upstream bug tracker (Launchpad).
- Ready to be worked on by a developer.

it's also triaged.

[Francesco Ponzin (francesco-ponzin)]

Similar behaviour in 14.10 (Utopic): it decrypts and signs, but doesn't encrypt anymore (it has always worked for me)

I've tried whit "seahorse-tool -e [myfile]", it make me choose the keys but when I click "ok" it ends whit no error (but without creating "myfile.pgp")

"seahorse-tool -s" works fine

[erintiransom (israelplanaguma)]

It was working fine for me in 14.04 -actually it wasn't working perfectly: I was able to sign and encrypt files from nautilus, but the unencrypt option didn't even show up. To unencrypt, though, I could always "open with Kgpg", which saved the day. I could verify signatures -provided I changed the extension of the signature file, I don't remember now but I think it had to be .sig, it didn't work with .asc, since .asc was supposedly only for public or private keys itself. So I had full functionality, even if not perfect -I think due to the mess in the use of extensions between different people and software.

Anyways, I updated to 14.10 a few days ago, and everything has gone astray. Gotta use the terminal again. I guess how long it will take until some terminal-guru geek insults me for complaining -I don't think it will happen here, but it happens in many Linux forums, even Ubuntu ones...

I also have other complains about the update to 14.10, but it'd be off-topic.

[Lacyc3 (lacyc3)]

I can confirm that Ubuntu 14.04 is unaffected.
Also confirm, that Ubuntu 14.10. Nautilus-seahorse can sign, but can't encrypt.

Ubuntu 14.10 - Fresh Install
seahorse: 3.12.2-1ubuntu1
seahorse-nautilus: 3.8.0-0ubuntu2